CI Global Asset Management (CI GAM) has appointed Bran Kalmar, CFA as Head of Institutional. In his role, he oversees a team of professionals responsible for institutional business development, client service and consultant relations.
“Bran brings a wealth of domestic and global institutional experience to the leadership role at CI Institutional,” said Darie Urbanky, President and Chief Operating Office of CI GAM and its parent, CI Financial Corp. “His knowledge of the industry and CI GAM’s deep investment capabilities will be invaluable in the continued development of our institutional business, supporting our strategic priorities of modernizing asset management and globalizing the firm.”
Prior to joining CI GAM in 2020, Kalmar held a series of progressively senior positions in the institutional asset management business, most recently as a Director, Investment Product Specialist for MFS Investment Management, based in Canada. In his role, he interacted primarily with the institutional market, domestically as well as internationally, covering direct asset owners, professional buyers and sovereign wealth funds.